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COMING EVENTS

BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETINGS

The Board of Directors meet once a quarter at the Courtyard Marriott BWI Hotel in the National Business Park, Annapolis Junction, MD. The meeting is held in the Meade room from 1000 – 1200.   The remaing meeting schedule for 2012 is:  June 1, September 7 and December 7.

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (EXCOM) MEETINGS

The EXCOM meets the second Thursday of each month unless a BOD meeting or general membership meeting is scheduled that month. The EXCOM meets in the SIGABA room of the NCM from 1000 – 1200.   The remaining meetings for 2012 are:  April 12, May 10, July 12, August 9, and November 8.

SPECIAL EVENTS

2012, The Turing Year

During 2012 the Turing Centenary Advisory Committee (TCAC) is pleased to join the celebrations in the honor of Alan Turing's birth. During his relatively brief life Turing made a unique impact on the history of computing, computer science, artificial intelligence, developmental biology, cryptology and the mathematical theory of computability. The Turing Year is coordinated by the TCAC , representing a range of expertise and organizational involvement in the 2012 celebrations. On this web page appear the many related events being organized throughout the world.

See the article in the Princton Alumni Weekly by W. Barksdale Maynard on Alan Turing titled Daybreak of the Digital Age - The world celebrates the man who imagined the computer.

(Update 4/19/12) GCHQ has released two mathematical papers written by cryptographer Alan Turing after keeping the works secret for over half a century.

(Update 4/26/12)    Princeton University is hosting a Turing Centennial Celebration May 10-12.  They are bringing together leading computer scientists from around the world who have followed in Turing's footsteps to offer their perspectives on the impact of Turing's work.  On Friday, May 11 at 8:00 pm, the Producer's cut of the movie Breaking the Code will be shown.  Jack Emery, the movie's producer will introduce the film and take questions after. The film will be shown after the Centennial dinner --viewing location will soon be set.  Additional details on the May 10-12 event can be found on the Princeton Web Site. 

(Update 5/9/12)  The Museum of Science and Industry is paying tribute to Turing by a mass experiment to grow 3,000 sunflowers.  Why?  Turing noticed that the Fibonacci sequence often occurred in sunflower seed heads. He hoped that by studying the plant it might help us understand how plants grow, but died before he could finish his work.

May 21-24, 2012 - 8th Annual International Association for Intelligence Education (IAFIE) Conference

The Conference will be held at the Bolling Club, 50 Theisen St SE, Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Washington, DC 20032. The theme for this year’s conference is “Intelligence Education: Theory and Practice.” Every year the IAFIE sponsors a conference that brings together subject matter experts and practitioners from a variety of intelligence disciplines, including national security, law enforcement, and competitive intelligence. Conference topics range from creating intelligence studies programs and academic standards, benchmarking, and best practices, to teaching analytic and creative thinking, and collaboration with stakeholders. Go to the IAFIE web site to register today.

June 1, 2012 - AFIO Summer Luncheon

The luncheon will feature Jose A. Rodriguez, Jr. (pictured below), former CIA National Clandestine Service Director who will speak on his long-anticipated book Hard Measures: How Aggressive CIA Actions After 9/11 Saved American Lives. The book was co-authoried with Bill Harlow, former Director of the Office of Public Affairs, CIA.  To register and see details on the morning speaker, Brian Latell, click here.

June 29, 2012, Eagle Alliance 11th Annual Tim Sheahan Memorial Golf Tournament (CRYPTOCUP)

Eagle Alliance will sponsor its 11th Annual Tim Sheahan Memorial Golf Tournament to benefit the National Cryptologic Museum Foundation, Inc. on June 29, 2012 on the South West Course at Compass Pointe.  This tournament is named and dedicated to the memory of Tim Sheahan, Eagle Alliance's first Account Executive and a key contributor to the award and success of the GROUNDBREAKER Program.

Corporate Sponsorship Packages are available for $3,000 and include the following: Corporate name place at a tee-box designating you as a sponsor; 4 golf participant slots; breakfast and lunch; recognition from the beneficiary at the tournament; participant golf package; and a tax-deductible charitable contribution.

The tournament has traditionally be held at the Courses at Ft. Meade but in April it was announced that the Golf Course at Meade would close in May so a different venue had to be selected.

September 2-7, 2012, Eighth Conference in the "Conflict" Series

Christ Church Oxford has announced that the eighth conference in the 'Conflict' series - "The Chinese Century" - will take place in 2012. The first of these events was held in 2002 and the series has historically been heavily slanted towards secret communications. This is a residential symposium and will be held 2–7 September 2012. For further details and a copy of the conference information brochure and registration form send e-mail to conflict@chch.ox.ac.uk or call +44 (0)1865 286848 or 286877.

October 17, 2012, NCMF General Membership Meeting

December 4, 2012, Pearl Harbor Program

October 9-11, 2013, NCMF General Membership Meeting and CCH History Symposium